24 hours in pictures

Tripoli, Libya: Youths waving the flag adopted by the National Transitional Council drive through the streets Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images

Bastrop, USA: A car drives through an area damaged by wildfires in Texas Photograph: William Luther/AP

Munich, Germany: A woman and her dog sunbathe in the English Garden Photograph: Sven Hoppe/AFP/Getty Images

Shanghai, China: A street fortune teller waits for customers at the top of a pedestrian overpass Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

Lopburi, Thailand: A person releases a bird from a cage for good luck Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Convicts wait backstage before the start of a fashion show featuring their own designs Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: A man injured in a bomb blast arrives at hospital Photograph: Gurinder Osan/AP

Beijing, China: Visitors look at jewellery exhibited at the Bulgari - 125 Years of Italian Magnificence show in the National Museum of China Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Baza, Spain: The shadow of a reveller is cast on a wall next to a handprint during the annual Cascamorras festival Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters

Hua Hin, Thailand: A mahout rests on top of an elephant in between matches at the King's Cup Elephant polo tournament Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Dunedin, New Zealand: Seagulls take off in the early at morning St Clair Beach Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Paktika, Afghanistan: Star trails over a US watchtower at Forward Operating Base Kuschamond Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

Ramallah, West Bank: A boy has his portrait taken to be exhibited as part of a project by French street artist JR, who is visiting the Palestinian Territories and Israel Photograph: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters